Message from Chancellor Blank regarding deadly earthquake in Nepal

Chancellor Blank recently shared this message regarding the deadly earthquake in Nepal. It is also available in Nepalese, Tibetan and Chinese in this Nepal Earthquake Response pdf.

To our UW-Madison students and employees,

For those of you from Nepal and neighboring countries, I wanted to take a moment to let you know that my thoughts are with you in the wake of the deadly earthquake last week. With the estimated number of victims continuing to grow, people across the world, including our campus community, are grieving.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a university with a global mission and an internationally diverse population. We express our concern and condolences to all students, alumni, faculty, and staff who have ties to this region.

I realize that the lives of some of our campus community may have been disrupted by this tragedy. During this time, we want to provide any assistance and support that we can.

For students, I urge you to utilize the staff in International Student Services, http://iss.wisc.edu/,

608-262-2044, or the Offices of the Dean of Students, http://students.wisc.edu/, 608 263-5700. We are here to support and assist you.